abiotrophy

English

Etymology

abio- (“without life”) +‎ -trophy (“development”)

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪ.baɪˈɑ.tɹə.fi/, /ˌæ.biˈɑ.tɹə.fi/[1]
Audio (GA) (file)
Hyphenation: a‧bi‧o‧tro‧phy

Noun

abiotrophy (plural abiotrophies)

(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.

Translations

premature degeneration

Catalan: abiotròfia (ca) f
Dutch: abiotrofie m
Finnish: abiotrofia

Portuguese: abiotrofia f
Russian: абиотрофия f (abiotrofija)

References

Clayton L. Thomas, editor (1940) Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 6.

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